Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-09-25
lsnie began to mediate a fight to the

one 10 pear the sCTrOWs OF OtleIs so
Well.n
To Mrs. ChilIing!on's critical eye, very
commonplace ker somewhat coarse
brother in-law, Gideon Grimshaw, looked,
with his grizzled mutton chop whiskers,
stick up collar, stif side tufts OF hsir,
and his coet OF fashion Of twenty years
ago (out he was always twenty years be-
hind the time) while On the other hand,
ne thought her very selfish end v8tn old
woman OF the world, which she really
Wss
She almost ignored both Reginald and
Dick; indeed she cordially dete5ted the
latter ever since he h6d suggested she
should "Bsnt;" End he, fully reciprocal
inS the sentiment, secretly encoursgaG
Ms aug, Blngo, to make free in more
ways than one win har trailing akirts of
the richest MORE antique, though he YVES
wont 10 aver that her bearing TO rim
always ''made MIN feel about two inches
high oEIy."
Aunt Chillington had evidently met the
baronet, for She had barely seated herself
when she said 10 I.elanie:
$50 Sir Brisco bas asked you again,
chlldo"
eyes, cunt"
"are you not gled-prcud OF his cen
starcy, courtesy and persistercei"
"NO; it neither dAsters nor gladdeEs
NE, under al the circumstances"
"Wny?" asked Mrs, CaijIingtoD, with {.
flash CT keen. dark eyes.
because Cannot marry him"
"YoGr uncle is very poor; ne has Moth
ing to leave you. Have you ever thought
Of that, DEAR" she asked, With aspeEity.
Helanie ouly sighed YEARLY, end said,
"CoGId you realize how al this worries
ne, you would nave some idea CT how I
must dete8t his name, poor m1nin
"Tnink Of being Lady Rr&ybroC5e Of
R27ensbourne HalI-ot tie iewels-.he
dresses"
douglas Jerrold says that Eve ate the
apple in order th2t she might dress, :"
said Reginald, with quiet smile, &nd
was only horored by his aunt WITH . brief
stare
"Dress!-by Jove. She didn't do 50
extravagantly," said Dick, with grin.
"Hear me, Melznie Talbot" resumed
Mrs. Chillington; 81 an not 10 be fooled,
nor is your good and kind Uncle Grim
shaw. thought 3 season in town, and
st ChillingtOn Park, with ne, would have
opened your eyes 70 the ways OF the
world, and made another girl Of you, bat
am disappoirted-grieyously disap-
pointed"
~ en- SO sorry, dear aunt"
"So1ry stuff, When does you. old
, admirer, the military inteTloper, t2Ee his
departurc?"
every, very soon, now" replied poor
I hunted Melanie, with break IN her voice
too crushed to feel anger.
$50 much the better fer everyone
g What G fool Sir BTiscO IS 10 have MIN 8
! the Hall, so La3r this; bat, of course
good, easy D1an, be knows nothing 0
} your wicked ?olly-tor wicked I deem it
J.. and Re aCts in ignorance and kindness {,
/ his nephew's friend. But, MeIanie, yc,
I certainly Go look much better than Wae!
= you left London"
4 COZ course, aunt, one does becCms
rather dOne-u p-aftcr g hot season there
= and tee country agrees so well with ne.
{ Auat ChilliugtCn smiled sourly, ar
= tapped the carpet with her little feet, c
= Wlich She was very vain, but did no
+, know thct fer h-elanie to see MontaGu
d Loustsle daily was better than al tn
country cir il The world.
= "When left to your own reflections, 81
e UninfuenCed," said GIrs. Chilliugton, 2
e some suspicion OF his perhaps did flas
: upon her ut LIST. 'you will see What
for your own good Think Of the endles
: gaities of London TO which you woul
It have access; apart from the opera an
theatre, the state balls at Buckingham
e palace, the new club dances, the Hurting
: ham teas, the cavalry polo matche:
d botanic fetes, garden parties, and SO fortf
d to all Of which g man Of Sir Brisco's year
:. might not C1re 20 accompany you; an
p thGt, to young married woman, is
y great consideration nowadays. Tliul
o also, that should he predecesse yor
IS which, of course, is only in the order {
e nature, Of the settlements ard Of tbs
z TOO lovely Dover house overlooking I'll
river. But ell this l have u1ged before
.e til weary"
, "Aunt, it can never be-"
a How little Melanie could foreaee u
le future!
Mrs. Chillington remained silent &
. perhaps disgust:
e Glow fond you saem OF being begga
ID md looking to q haii-ruine ID uncle to pr,
re vide Tor you"
u The prosperous Widows scorniul wore
drew tesrS 60 the eyes Of Melauie, VI
!" answered gently:
ID 81 have been used to poverty, 90 In
I'd ted means, aunt"
"Used 10 it! Wait iii the worst press.
st on you end your TWO useless brothers, 81
" the struggle Tor food cones vuigarly b;
fore you," continued this pitiIess ",
man.
er "SeDd me from here; let ne 90 ava
," let me live my own life, let me have son
e, right to choose it. Why" asked Melani
at turning like tie trCdGer worm 1t lGs
"wny should l he dependent on Il
II stern Will CT others? sm woman vi
n, the right 10 work, and with will Of L
8 own"
E. Mrs. ChilliEgton held up her lit
er white hands in dismay.
&C "She talks quite Ike those dregdf
ne people, the socialists and Liberals W
r use dynamite, at The reformers' tree
by Hyde Park" she cxclsimed, Q LII
81 obtuselv.
~ "Yes-she had better rant about
er this On barrel st the street corner
hacangue upon the wrongs CT her sex.
lit wash my hsnds of you all" thunder
at Uncle Grimshaw. as he quilted the roof
Id choziIg with fury, and forgetting Il
o. resolution to awsit in patience the :
lip suit of Lonsdale's absence.
be "Ring for my carriage, please" So
on Aunt Chil!ington, rising colby srd tFigi
ly, request to which Dick Talbot z
6 ceeded with the greatest slscrity, *
e. lowed by Bingo.
&c Now Dick-curly- haired and b!ue-ey
lst Dick-Who always resented seeing /
Fly sister moved to tesr5, set CT with {
L; faithful Bingo to Inspect the adjlce